Birds to See in Meath in October
38 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
38 bird species on our list for Meath are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Jackdaw, Rook, Magpie and Woodpigeon. New this month: Coal Tit, Common Raven, Moorhen and Meadow Pipit and 5 more.
New in October9
Residents
(24)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly May–Feb
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Jul–May
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Jul–Feb
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly May–Oct
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Aug–Jan
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jun–Jan
Summer visitors
(8)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Winter visitors
(4)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made